Bouquet d'Orient (2008)
by Girard

A spicy and dense oriental that's similar to Opium, but even more old fashioned, like something from the 1950's. Even the packaging is of a vintage style, and really very nice.

All of the foregoing is basically welcome and good, but to my American nose Bouquet d'Orient also has a persistent note of root beer in the background.

Perhaps that note might make this it interesting and different for someone who did not grow up with root beer... but not for me.

18th December, 2010.

When it's first sprayed, it smells like very old fashioned talc.
But when it warms up, the base is a wonderful light vanilla and amber-y scent with great projection.
The problem is that it takes a long time for powerful the talc-note to disappear.

2nd December, 2008.